Building construction



Dec. 22, 1931. A. M. HULL BUILDING CONSTRUCTION Original Filed Aug. 20,1926 ll llll' l llllzllllll'l INVENTOR. Mm 1M,

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Patented Dec. 22, 1931 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE ALVA. M. HULL, OFDETROIT,

MICHIGAN,- AssIe-Non 'ro HUL-LO-WEN rrnnrnoor nvnn- LASTING HOMESCOMPANY, OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN, A CORPORATION OF MICHIGAN BUILDINGoonsrnuocrron Original application filed August 2i), 1926, Serial No.

132,340. Divided and this application filed October '17, 1928. SerialNo. 312,974.

The present invention relates to building construction and moreparticularly to methods of and means for constructing buildings quicklyand elliciently.

Among the objects of the invention is to simplify the erection ofbuildings of all sorts and yet produce a structure which is permanent.

Another object is the production of a 7 building structure whichshall befireproof, vermin proof, and resistant to heat transfer through itselements.

Other objects will readily appear to those skilled in the art uponreference to the following description and drawings in which:

Fig. 1 is a perspective View of portions of a wall and cornerconstructed in accordance with the present invention. Fig. 2 is asectional View of the corner un1t as if on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1.

The present invention is a division of ap-' is to be limited not to thespecific details herein set forth but only by the scope of the claimswhich follow.

I claim:

1. A corner unit for wall construction for buildings comprising aplurality of horizontally arranged rectangular plates, spaced one abovethe other, vertically arranged channel members secured to two adjacentedges of said plates and an angle iron secured to the free corner ofsaid plates.

2. A corner unit for wall construction for buildings comprising aplurality of horizontally arranged, square plates, disposed one abovethe other, each having one corner so that the two adjacent sidescorrespond in length to the adjacent wall thickness, wall elementssecured to said sides, and an angle iron secured tothe free corner ofsaid plates.

ALVA M. HULL.

plication Ser. No. 132,340 filed Aug. 20, 1926 on building construction.

The corner unit of the invention is formed by means such as that shownin the drawings. This unit consists of two channel uprights 20, havingwelded to their webs, as at 125, strips 126 provided with spines 27, thechannels and strips together being welded or bolted to adjacent sides ofsubstantially square horizontally arranged spacing plates 12'? disposedin vertical spaced relation..- To

the free corner of the plates 127 will be welded an angle ironcornerpiece 128 cmbracing said corner.

It will be noted that the corner diagonally opposite the free corner ofthe plates is notched as at 130, so that the edges of the plate adjacentthereto, correspond in length to the width of the channels 20, and totheadjacent wall thickness. v c

The present structure is designed to be covered with insulatingmaterial, metal lath, and plaster or the like and the spines 27 providedas means for securing suchmaterials in the manner described in theparent application. v

Having now described the invention and the preferred form of embodimentthereof it is to be understood that the said invention

